Miami Dolphins vs Houston Texans AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Miami DolphinsMIA

12–20

Final

Houston TexansHOU

NRG Stadium

Team Season Averages

Miami DolphinsLeads 4 of 9

Houston TexansLeads 5 of 9

Offense

20.3Points per game23.7
331.8Total yards per game335.2
226.5Passing yards per game221.2
105.2Rushing yards per game114.1

Defense

22.5Points allowed per game22.2
318.3Yards allowed per game308.5

Efficiency

39.0%Third-down conversion rate37.1%
58.5%Red-zone scoring rate53.3%
1.0Turnovers per game1.1

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (HOU)	Total	MIA ML	HOU ML
DDraftKings	-2.5	46.5	+130	-155
FFanDuel	-2.5	46.5	+128	-152
BBetMGM	-2.5	46	+125	-150
CCaesars	-2.5	46.5	+135	-160
BBetOnline	-3	46.5	+135	-155
BBetRivers	-2.5	46.5	+125	-152
BBetus	-3	46.5	+129	-150
BBovada	-2.5	46	+135	-160
LLowVig	-2.5	46.5	+135	-155
MMyBookie	-2.5	46	+126	-155

Game Information

NRG Stadium

Stadium

Dec 15, 2024

1:00 PM EST

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense	Pass def	Run def
MIA	19th	9th	11th	7th
HOU	18th	5th	7th	10th

Matchup

MIAHOU

6-7Record8-5
13Games played13
-28Point diff+20
5-8ATS5-7-1
6-7O/U4-8-1
7Rest days14

Scores

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
MIA	0	6	6	0	12
HOU	3	10	7	0	20

Team Stats

MIAStatHOU

224Total yards181
172Passing yards104
52Rushing yards77
18First downs12
4-133rd down5-13
1-2Red zone2-3
4Turnovers1
3Sacks4
8-64Penalties7-70
33:24Possession26:36

Player Stats

MIA — Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
Tua TagovailoaQB	29/40	196	1	3	60.0

MIA — Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS
De'Von AchaneRB	12	41
Raheem MostertRB	6	8
Jaylen WrightRB	1	3

MIA — Receiving

Player	REC	TGT	YDS	TD
Malik WashingtonWR	5	6	52	0
Jonnu SmithTE	9	11	48	1
Tyreek HillWR	2	7	36	0
De'Von AchaneRB	7	7	35	0
Raheem MostertRB	3	3	13	0
Durham SmytheTE	1	1	8	0
River CracraftWR	1	1	6	0
Jaylen WaddleWR	0	2	0	0
Grant DuBoseWR	1	1	-2	0

MIA — Kicking

Player	FG	XP
Jason SandersPK	2/2	0/0

HOU — Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
C.J. StroudQB	18/26	131	2	0	106.4

HOU — Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS
Dare OgunbowaleRB	1	35
Joe MixonRB	12	23
Tank DellWR	1	15
C.J. StroudQB	6	4

HOU — Receiving

Player	REC	TGT	YDS	TD
Joe MixonRB	5	6	33	0
Tank DellWR	2	2	26	0
Nico CollinsWR	4	6	17	2
John Metchie IIIWR	2	4	17	0
Dalton SchultzTE	2	4	13	0
Xavier HutchinsonWR	1	1	13	0
Robert WoodsWR	2	2	12	0

HOU — Kicking

Player	FG	XP
Ka'imi FairbairnPK	2/2	2/2

Scoring Summary

14 events

1st Quarter

8:45HOU
(Shotgun) C.Stroud pass short right to R.Woods to MIA 34 for no gain (K.Kohou). FUMBLES (K.Kohou), touched at MIA 34, recovered by HST-B.Fisher at MIA 34.
0-0
7:09HOU
K.Fairbairn 44 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-J.Weeks, Holder-T.Townsend.
0-3

2nd Quarter

11:35MIA
J.Sanders 55 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-Z.Triner, Holder-J.Bailey.
3-3
9:33HOU
(Shotgun) T.Tagovailoa sacked at MIA 36 for -11 yards (W.Anderson). FUMBLES (W.Anderson) [W.Anderson], touched at MIA 34, RECOVERED by HST-T.Settle at MIA 30. T.Settle to MIA 28 for 2 yards (J.Carman).
3-3
6:45HOU
(Shotgun) C.Stroud pass short middle to N.Collins for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN. K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Weeks, Holder-T.Townsend.
3-10
2:26MIA
(Shotgun) T.Tagovailoa pass short middle to D.Achane to HST 17 for 4 yards (H.To'oTo'o). FUMBLES (H.To'oTo'o), recovered by MIA-A.Brewer at HST 18.
3-10
1:57MIA
J.Sanders 36 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-Z.Triner, Holder-J.Bailey.
6-10
0:53MIA
(No Huddle, Shotgun) C.Stroud FUMBLES (Aborted) at HST 44, touched at HST 46, RECOVERED by MIA-J.Brooks at HST 49. J.Brooks to HST 38 for 11 yards (S.Mason).
6-10
0:25HOU
(Shotgun) T.Tagovailoa pass short middle intended for T.Hill INTERCEPTED by C.Bullock at HST 27. C.Bullock to MIA 5 for 68 yards (D.Achane).
6-10
0:00HOU
K.Fairbairn 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-J.Weeks, Holder-T.Townsend.
6-13

3rd Quarter

11:02HOU
C.Stroud pass short right to N.Collins for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN. K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Weeks, Holder-T.Townsend.
6-20
4:30MIA
(Shotgun) T.Tagovailoa pass short right to J.Smith for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN.Penalty on HST-K.Lassiter, Illegal Contact, declined. J.Sanders extra point is No Good, Wide Left, Center-Z.Triner, Holder-J.Bailey.
12-20

4th Quarter

10:34HOU
(Shotgun) T.Tagovailoa pass short right intended for T.Hill INTERCEPTED by D.Stingley at HST 8. D.Stingley pushed ob at HST 18 for 10 yards (T.Hill).
12-20
1:44HOU
(Shotgun) T.Tagovailoa pass deep right intended for T.Hill INTERCEPTED by D.Stingley at HST 49. D.Stingley to HST 49 for no gain (T.Hill).
12-20

Miami Dolphins vs Houston Texans: Final Score & Recap

The Houston Texans beat the Miami Dolphins 20-12 in this NFL game at NRG Stadium on Sunday, December 15, 2024. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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Miami Dolphins vs Houston Texans Odds

DraftKings lists the Houston Texans at HOU -2.5 on the spread, with the total set at 46.5. Moneylines are Miami Dolphins +130 and Houston Texans -155. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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